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Credits:听3

Prerequisite(s):听ACC 2010 and CIS 2010 with grades of C or better; at least junior standing

Description:听This course is a study of principles and current issues relating to the design, implementation, control and regulation of accounting information systems. Tools and technologies related to accounting systems and the place of accounting systems within the modern enterprise provide a focus for the course, which includes an introduction to accounting-related information technology (IT) audit issues.

Note:听Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ACC or HON.

Cross Listed Course(s):听HON 3305

Credits:听3

Prerequisite(s):听ACC 1010 or ACC 2010 with a grade of 鈥淐鈥� or better; at least junior standing

Description:听Risk assurance and advisory professionals serve as internal consultants to organizations and their governing bodies by performing assurance and advisory engagements across all business processes and functions. This course introduces students to the risk assurance and advisory profession and the internal audit process. Topics include the corporate governance, risk management, internal control, the Institute of Internal Auditor鈥檚 International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF), risk management, risk assurance tools and techniques, and conducting risk assurance and advisory engagements.

Credits:听3

Prerequisite(s):听CIS 2320 and at least junior standing

Description:听This course provides students with a theoretical and practical understanding of data mining concepts and techniques; and hands-on experience in applying these techniques to practical real-word business problems using commercial data mining software. As an applied course, the emphasis is on application and interpretation of various data-mining methods using business cases and data rather than on mastering the theoretical underpinnings of the techniques.

ACC 4440 – Accounting Ethics and Professionalism or BUS 3040 – Global Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

Credits:听3

Prerequisite(s):听ACC 3510 and ACC 3090 with grades of 鈥淐鈥� or better

Description:听This course examines professional ethics for accountants from both a philosophical and business perspective. Moral development, ethical reasoning, and ethical decision-making provide a framework for examining the importance of ethics in the accounting profession. Professional guidance on ethics in accounting will also be examined, including the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, the Colorado Board of Accountancy Statutes, Rules, and Regulations, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the codes of conduct for other professional accounting organizations.

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BUS 3040 – Global Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

Credits:听3

Prerequisite(s):听At least 60 semester hours earned

Description:听This course offers a global perspective of responsibility for conducting sustainable business.听 The over-arching theme is the integration of planet, people, and profits. Values and cultural differences among corporate entities, countries, and societies are explored within the context of stakeholder analyses.听 Leadership characteristics within successful companies are examined.听 Examples and case analyses provide means to explore social, cultural, and human aspects of doing business worldwide.

Credits:听3

Prerequisite(s):听MTH 1110 or MTH 1310 or MTH 1400; ACC 2020 with a grade of C or better

Description:听This course includes coverage of cost behavior relationships, job order and process costing systems, overhead allocation methods, budgeting and budget variance analysis, cost-volume profit relationships, and cost prediction for supporting management decision-making in service, sales, and manufacturing organizations. Computer applications are an integral part of this course.

Note:听Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ACC or HON.

Cross Listed Course(s):听HON 3401

Credits:听3

Prerequisite(s):听CIS 2320 and CIS 3060 or ACC 3300

Description:听This course covers the concepts of data warehousing and data mining, and how they are used to convert data into strategic business information. It discusses the design, architecture, planning, and project management of a data warehouse. Data mining techniques (classification, association, genetic algorithms, machine learning, etc.) are discussed as a way to discover useful relationships among data.

Credits:听3

Prerequisite(s):听ENG 1020 or ENG 1021; Completion of General Studies Oral Communication Requirement; ECO 2010; ECO 2020; ACC 2010; MTH 1310 or MTH 1110 with C- or better; at least junior standing.

Description:听This is a study of the dynamic environment of financial management, exposing students to various finance topics such as financial analysis and forecasting, time value money, security valuation, capital budgeting, risk and return, cost of capital, working capital management and international finance.

Note:听Credit will be granted for only one prefix: FIN or HON.

Cross Listed Course(s):听HON 3302

Credits:听3

Prerequisite(s):听Senior standing, or Junior standing with permission of instructor

Description:听This course introduces students to the consulting process and requires them to apply its steps to an actual organization or small business. Students develop skills in building rapport with clients, identifying major trends in a client鈥檚 organizational environment, identifying the major problems or issues facing a client organization, developing viable alternatives, and formulating and recommending solutions to the problems or issues identified. There is a service learning component where students apply course concepts to an actual business setting and reflect on their service experiences.

Note:听Some sections of this course may be taught as Service Learning.